A political competition; the game of campaigning and one-upmanship to get votes and be elected.
The competitive process in which a political party selects their candidate, especially presidential; a primary election via caucus.
A laborious but arbitrary and futile activity; an activity that amounts to running around in a circle, expending great energy but not accomplishing anything.
A win-win system; a positive system in which everybody wins.
A place where votes are cast in elections.